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Ocean: -and so he was like, 'fuck it, I need a drink' and the mf pulls out a mineral water bottle Constance: Misha: Ricky: Penny/Jane: Noel: Noel: Hey fuck you alcohol is expensive !

I read a fic with DID!Noel headcanon and now it lives in my head forever

Ride the Cyclone - Final Judgement Headcanon

Hello, Ride the Cyclone Fandom! I have decided to make my entrance into this fan-sphere the longest and most convoluted way possible: With a paragraphs long headcanon that has been stuck in my head for weeks! This is a long one (I’m talking 10 pages in Google Docs), so buckle in.

TL;DR: Jane Doe isn't real and Karnak is Saint Peter. There was never a possibility of someone being brought back to life.

(Obvious Spoiler Warning Below)

First, I'll point out some things from the play that either didn't make sense or will eventually become evidence for the theory.

I'll break up my points separately to make it a little easier to read because it's kind of a lot!

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The play opens with Jane Doe standing on stage, alone and headless. Why is she there by herself? Is she there before the other choir members because the decapitation killed her instantly? Or was this to symbolize that she was already in the afterlife, waiting for the roller coaster accident to happen, beginning the "game"....

During this, the first song of the album [Karnak's Dream of Life] plays. Almost like narration to set the mood, the song has motifs of going round and round- an obvious allusion to the roller coaster accident, but also symbolizing the circle of life. She says "It goes on and on and never ends", like merely a witness, as if she herself is not part of it.

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Then we meet Karnak. He claims to know the "exact cause, time and place of someone's death", though he is not an all-powerful stand-in for God as I originally suspected (his time is limited thanks to Virgil the Rat chewing on his cable).

One important thing to note about the introduction is that Karnak is in a warehouse, and he has been there for 2 years. When the choir members are introduced later, the shock, confusion and frustration of their deaths still seem very fresh, so when is this taking place? Karnak mentions things like the events of Noel’s funeral, so some significant time must have passed after the accident. And if there truly was a way to bring one of them back, wouldn't this all have to happen at the exact time of the accident? Or does Karnak truly have the power to reverse and change the course of time because that seems a little overpowered. And if he does have that power, why would he be limited to bringing just one person back? Why bother toying with a bunch of kids and forcing the Hunger Games style to bargain with each other over who gets to live? Why choose these specific kids in a random town in Canada in the first place?

I believe that Karnak’s appearance was chosen as the vessel for this adventure to offer the kids a sense of familiarity, while also having imagery of the divine so they wouldn't question how this is all happening.

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From the description of the accident, it doesn't make logistical sense that someone would survive. According to Karnak, the front axle of the roller coaster cart broke, causing the whole thing to derail at the apex of the loop de loop. Even with his supposed powers, it's incredibly unlikely for someone to survive something like that, so Karnak would really have his work cut out for him.

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In the first appearance of the choir members, they are shown participating in a singing competition. Jane Doe is conveniently missing. Wasn't she a part of the choir?

The play truly begins as their "Fall Faire" song distorts and the choir members take the position of what can only be assumed to be their last seconds alive.

The play truly begins as their "Fall Faire" song distorts and the choir members take the positions of what can only be assumed as their last seconds alive. Jane Doe is still absent, even in this abstract representation of the crash she supposedly died in. 

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The first thing that Karnak says to the cast at the beginning of the play is “Greetings, children. It’s time to play.” Despite the play being presented in the style of a twisted game show (Karnak claiming that Ocean selected “Game Mode” as the format for their adventure), it is very obvious by the end of the play that this was not meant to be taken as a simple game to be played. The closing song titled “It’s Not A Game/ It’s Just A Ride” should be evidence enough of that, but I’ll get more into that song later.

Another thing to note in the introduction: Karnak puts a strange amount of emphasis when saying “I assure you, your will is your own”. This is important to him because he is determining whether or not their souls are worthy. He is making very clear to the choir that they are removed from outside preconceptions and are expected to act as their true selves here. 

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Jane Doe is introduced as a “mystery contestant”. She comes in separate from the rest of the rest of the choir, despite the fact that she supposedly died in the same accident as the rest of them. We should also take note of her appearance. Her hair and face is obviously supposed to look like the headless baby doll she holds, but what is the purpose of the symbolism? Was she holding the doll when she died? I feel like the other choir members would remember a strange girl in a school uniform with a baby doll. And are we to assume that one’s head is intrinsically attached to their being and identity, or is her lack of head meant to symbolize her cause of death? In that case, I’m sure the other choir members would also have some kind of injury seen on them, but they don’t. 

And how come literally no one knows who she is? At the very least, there must have been some legal record of Jane in the school files. She must have gotten the school uniform from someone, right? Her family didn't know what school she was going to? Why would her parents not show up to claim her body when news of the accident spread? Everything about this is just kind of suspicious…

Even in the flashback images Karnak shows at the beginning, she doesn't seem to fit with the formation of the other choir members. They are always seen in the same two rows: Three boys in the back, two girls in front. Jane just doesn’t look like she belongs. 

That's not even bringing up the fact that this implies the other members have met her in person before to take the picture and just... forgot who she was? Karnak admits to never reading her fortune, saying that there were rumors that she was never in the choir at all. 

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Now let's get onto the actual theory

Because claiming that a mechanical fortune teller is actually one of the Apostles and a direct servant of God is kind of a large claim.

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Saint Peter is said to guard the gates of heaven, sometimes being depicted as looking the deceased's name up in his book to ensure they are where they belong. Sounds an awful lot like what Karnak does to each of the choir members- calling them up one by one, stating their name and date of birth.

The only person this doesn't work for is Jane Doe. He calls her up (most likely to keep up appearances that she is just another one of the choir members), but no name, birthday, or any record of her shows up. Karnak truly is supposedly ultra powerful with abilities that involve changing the timeline and reviving the dead, but he can't figure out who Jane Doe is?? Hell, even modern forensics could do that with DNA testing! (Which is another plot hole: How could no one figure out who she was? The autopsy report didn't have any information? DNA? Fingerprints? Nothing? Sus.)

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Karnak said he wanted to give them the chance to express not what they were perceived to be, but what they dreamt they were. I believe this is his way of saying he wants to see if they are pure of heart: How would they act if they weren’t corrupted by everyday life on Earth? Without the pressures and stigmas and expectations placed upon them in life, would they be willing to sacrifice for the greater good? Do they deserve to go to heaven? 

When asked what they have to do to be brought back, Karnak replies “The one who wants to win it the most shall redeem the loser, in order to complete the whole.” However, the way that the game is understood by the choir members is that there needs to be a unanimous decision on who is brought back. That has nothing to do with the “one who wants to win it the most” or anyone being considered a loser in this game.

The thing that sticks out to me the most is the word redeem. Redeem is defined as “compensating for the faults or bad aspects of (something)”. That doesn’t sound like redeeming someone of their past wrongdoings to me. I believe Karnak purposefully phrases it in this way to hide his true intentions: They will be brought back to life (in the sense that they will “live again” in heaven) when they redeem themselves of the bad aspects of themselves from their lives and “complete the whole” and become better people. 

And when Ocean says “I take it you’re the judge?”, Karnak quickly shuts her down, saying she used up the group’s three questions. It feels like the phrasing hit a bit too close to home, as in this headcanon Karnak would be the one passing off the final judgment. 

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Let’s talk about Jane Doe. 

In the beginning, she is purposefully creepy: Asking Constance if she wants to “brush her dolly’s hair” (despite it not having a head), going on long monologues about death and lions or something, and generally moving in an unsettling manner. I guess we’re supposed to play this off as a joke or assume that her lack of head makes her act strange, but I believe it was all to teach the choir members a lesson- whether it be the classic “don’t judge a book by its cover” or something deeper than that. 

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During “The Ballad of Jane Doe, some people theorize that the imagery of her floating in the air during this song is in reference to the rollercoaster derailing. While I love this in the context presented in the play, in my own headcanon it represents Jane as an angel. I mean, the wing imagery is plain to see at the end of the song.

She sings about the soul, trying to locate where it lies. This can be taken literally in the sense that many cultures believe either the head or the heart is the source of a person’s consciousness, but in the context of the headcanon, I believe this is Jane Doe’s way of explaining what is going on. 

Jane Doe is not a member of the choir. She was never with them on the rollercoaster. She is an angel, tasked by Saint Peter to be a sympathetic character that will get the other children to prove their worth. 

Saint Peter (in the form of Karnak) knew the choir members would all be too preoccupied with their own deaths- mourning the life they didn’t get to have- to play along with his antics. If we are to assume the possibility of one of them being brought back, they were all doomed from the start. There was too much tension within the group for them to possibly choose one person unanimously. They needed someone that they could all unite behind, without the preconceived feelings they already have for one another. Someone they would all be willing to sacrifice for. 

She sings the lines “Oh, Saint Peter, let me in. You must know where I’ve been. Won’t you tell me at last who I am?” as a way to speak for the other choir members. They all wish desperately to show their true selves throughout the whole play, and this is their opportunity to prove themselves for the last, and probably most important, time. 

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After this moment is when the rest of the characters finally begin to think about others and life beyond their small town. Mischa and Noel lament about love and their shared appreciation for poetry and tragedy. Ricky slowly accepts that his life is over, relinquishing his fantasies to oblivion. Constance who, although she is still insecure, learns to push through and becomes enlightened to the strength she has on her own.

Ocean takes a little longer to reach that level of peace. Because of this, Karnak changes the rules at the last minute, forcing Ocean into making the final decision. Once she firmly insists that everyone should make the decision, the curtains open to reveal what Karnak explains is “the other side”. That was the final proof of character that Karnak needed. At that moment, Karnak knew that all of the choir members would vote for Jane. His Final Judgment has been made. 

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And finally, “It’s Not A Game/It’s Just A Ride.”

The first lines pretty much sum it up. “It’s not a game, maybe that’s news. Cause no one can win here, and no one can lose.” There was never a possibility of them being revived and winning. They were all set up from the start and Ocean seems to realize this moments before the song, saying “you knew I could never [choose myself]”. The irony of the lines “There's no one to measure our foolish pride / And no one keeps score of how hard we tried” in this context is not lost on me, but I like to think of it more as a subtle little allusion to what’s really happening here. 

The play closes the same way it opened, with the voice of Jane Doe, the angel who has guided them safely to the afterlife. 

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But maybe I’m just looking too far into it. As Karnak says “Not every story has a lesson”. 

hi someone please ask me about my rtc head canons i've written so many i need to talk about them please ask m

talk about your rtc headcanons please.

YES I WILL AHAHAH THANK YOU

i have a note open on my notes app full of hcs >:]

(some of these will be pretty ship centered, but they could probably be seen as platonic!)

~~{☆}~~

Jane/Penny

• bites people. out of love. i think

• autistic because i said so

• new special interest every week

• long-term hyperfixation on doll collecting

• like girly has a terrifying amount of dolls

• she/they/it/doll/star pronouns fuck you

• forgets what her own voice sounds like sometimes so randomly she'll just.. start talking to himself.

• has a pet axolotl

• queer platonic relationship with ocean

• has an old galaxy note phone but it's kept it pristine condition

• can beatbox

• has really good rhythm!!

• soprano 1

• devilishly good at escape rooms

• along with mishca, the choirs bodyguard

• isn't allowed in the kitchen without supervision

• stims by just... riffing

• yk that riff in tbojd? that.

• favorite time if the year is Christmas, specifically for the carolling

• takes the choir to carol with it all the time

• cannot spell for shit

• cosplays with ricky constantly

~~{☆}~~

Ricky

• had a nightcore phase

• SCENE KID <3

• makes the most killer hot coco ever

• teached the choir asl after the accident BCS THEY ALL COME BACK IN THE END FIGHT ME

• every year for the different choir members birthdays she draws them as a cat. (he gives them fursonas i dont make the rules here).

• uses all pronouns

• named a cat after each of the choir members but refuses to tell them

• genderfluid as fuck!!

• has one of those samsung phones that can fold

• makes cat stickers for fun

• her mobility aids are covered in stickers and has little trinkets that dangle

• had a warrior cats phase

• got noel into warrior cats in middle school

• has 3 hairless cats

• obsessed with the Labyrinth

• gets high with mischa weekly

• fucking pro on an electric guitar

• has a baseball cap with cat ears attached to the top

• jazz hand stims

• makes the choirs halloween costumes every year

• excellent seamstress

• also loves tf outta Halloween

• she gets to dress up as a swinging space age bachelor man and wouldn't get judged, ofc she loves it

• stims by.. meowing and purring?? for fun??? its fun try it

• has a lifetime pass to any cosplay convention that happens in Uranium ( idk if thats a real thing but it is now )

~~{}~~

Ocean

• horrid asthma

• avarage glee watcher

• IS gossip girl

• they/she user

• neurodivergent as hell but is undiagnosed because their parents SUCK and don't believe in that stuff

• asexual lesbian real

• has to use either Constances or Mischas washing machine/dryer to wash her clothes.

• hates the beach

• they sunburn so easily

• sibling relationship with both mischa and noel

• has a yellow iphone with an otterbox phonecase

• keeps little Polaroid pictures of her and the other choir members in a journal she has

• she likes taking pictures I said so

• was the last one to grasp asl, but she is trying!!!!

• cuts her hair themselves and as genuinely good at it

• soprano 2

• has horrid OCD

• loves deer sm

• loves Christmas time <3

• hot mocha enjoyer

• her and noel have kareoke night every friday

~~{☆}~~

Constance

• vocaloid enjoyer

• pumpkin spice latte drinker

• mom friend. keeps bandaids, candies, an inhaler, toothpicks, waters, and koolaid packets in her bag at all times.

• pansexual queen <3 i love her

• she/her pronouns, but doesn't mind they/them

• her family has threatened to adopt literally every single one of the choir members - noel and ricky

• listens to 90's rock music

• love language is physical touch!!! she loves holding everyones hands and gives the best hugs imaginable

• wrote pjo fanfiction in middle school

• it's still on ao3

• fandom junkie

• has a dark green motorola phone with a pastel blue case

• alto

• really good at crochet and makes sweaters for choir during their birthdays

• makes small sweaters for rickys hairless cats during winter

• K-pop stan

• has asked noel to dress up as a k-pop idol before

• adhd haver

• has hundreds of little lists for random things

• favorite holiday is Christmas and she loves giving the choir gifts

• giving love language is giving gifts fight me

• has a pet frog named Jeremy

• sometimes she just spins around as a stim

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Mischa

• HATES coffee, claims it tastes like dirt

• languages master ( teaches noel french bcs duolingo isn't helping at all)

• dad friend

• menace in the kitchen

• HIM AND NOEL HAVE MOVIE NIGHTS YES!!

• talia is real and they're in love... fuck you

• mischa "two hands" bachinski

• is the reason the choir room has a swear jar

• loves bearded dragons

• unreasonably terrified of snakes

• bisexual king

• He/They supremacy

• can and will down an entire bottle of straight vodka

• very proud of that fact

• transmasc real!!!!

• talia helps pay for their T shots and after hearing about noel being trans too she buys her a binder <3

• so in love with noel and talia both he has too much passion

• brotp with ricky they're brothers your honor

• only one besides noel that can drive

• made vines

• works at a haunted house with penny during halloween

• his adoptive parents are rich as fuck

• can tell you the history of rap if you asked him to

• love language is words of affirmation bcs i said so

• sometimes he just carries around the other choir members (usually ocean) on his back for fun

• body heater

• has a red iphone with a clear case

• it has so many cracks

• godly at stick n pokes

• has a pet hampster his adoptive parents know nothing about

• has gotten a lightbulb stuck in their mouth twice

• has the most batshit insane ideas

• really into pop music but will NEVER tell anyone

• he has autism btw

• really good at critiquing movies

• baritone/bass what's the difference

• carries ricky up and down stairs even if it isn't needed

• giving love language is physical touch fight me ( him and constance are always touching eachother in someway, either by holding pinkies or leaning in eachother. platonic or not, take it as you please)

• its a real struggle with talia but they make do

• movie nights in his basement happen every Tuesday after choir rehearsal, usually only him and noel are there but ricky and penny join every so often!!

• the choirs bodygaurd

• he's friends with the detention teacher

• has the second highest gpa out of the choir

• special interest: RAP

• DRUMMER

• listens to imagine dragons unironically

• halloween enthusiast

• always dresses up as some cheesy horror movie villain

• sometimes, mid conversation, he'll just start speaking in Ukranian. he won't realize until the person he's talking to mentions it.

• has a pretty bad lisp

• flappy hand stimmer fight me

• ambidextrous

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Noel

• starbucks employees know him by name

• stereotypical gay tbh, he drinks tf outta iced coffee

• tries to learn french through duolingo but fails miserably

• he/she noel supremacy

• always steals food from taco bell before a performance to give to the choir

• introduced rocky horror picture show to the choir and now they all wont stop quoting it

• TRANS MAN

• mlm/wlw hatred solidarity between her and ocean

• but in a sibling way

• unreasonably obsessed with peacocks amd doves (specifically white doves, they're so pretty)

• literally so oblivious to mischas crush its hilarious

• hates his job. so. much.

• her favorite stim is just repeating lines from the Blue Angel in a french accent. she knows it's a german film, but french accents are just too fun man

• she's autistic too btw ive decided

• hyperfixated on french history

• and scented candles

• holy shit she has so many scented candles

• has those fake candy cigarettes but absolutely hates how they taste

• has a notebook of little shirt stories of moniques life

• absolutely has thought out entire movies with Monique as the main character

• really really bad abandonment issues

• love language is quality time <3

• she is genuinely so angsty i have so many sad hcs for her

• has terrible eyesight but refuses to wear glasses

• instead, wears shitty contacts

• musical theatre nerd

• paints his nails so he would stop chewing them but it doesn't work

• purple iphone user, has one of those square cases with the gold accents please know what i'm talking about

• has an old cat named Nyxl and she is treated like a got damn queen

• token tenor

• has a notebook full of poetry

• has a book full of edgar allen poes stories

• she loves them

• picky eater picky eater picky eater picky eater

• has to be chewing on something to even exist

• usually a toothpick, since she got scolded by ocean once because she bit a hole in her lip

• favorite holiday is valentines day

• he'll say he hates it but absolutely loves the romantic aspect of it

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thanky ou for indulging me i needed yhis <3

i should actually post stuff, huh?

(⌒_⌒;)

i present you guys with,

Monique Gibeau

MORE MONIQUE!! THIS TIME, WITH LONG HAIR WOOOAHHHH :OO

o(≧▽≦)o ~ ☆

i'm not too sure how i feel about this one tbh

HII LMAKSBDN

so so soooo, my last long haired monique post did pretty well!!! so i humbly present you with another one!! (i swear i'll draw more than just her soon lol)

she ourple

hello hello!!! i have more long haired monique guys >:3

she's blue <3

(we don't talk abt the foot or that one hand, they didn't.... agree with me... 😒😒)

i'm literally screaming why did this take so long

MONIQUE IN BLACK AND WHITE!!!

i need to ddraw someone else jfc

comr get ur juice babes/j

i can draw other characters i swear

have her, take her

i don't waant this FERAL CHILD

she has RABIES

i 100% could have drawn this better but i ran out of patience :3

jane jane jane jane jane jane jane jane jane

i love drawing them in so many different doll styles !!!!

dolly is feral and we love them ♡

two posts... one day... working overtime.../j

take her. i love her with my entire gray heart.

ykw im not too sure how much i actually like this one :( i tried to not disservice the princess, i tried guys please

i dont know im gonna cry/hj